These things have to start somewhere. This is more than what our friends in the US miliitary had a year back! And I am sure there will be more to come. This time last year gay marriage wasn’t legal in New York! It is now! Small steps Adam small steps

There is a lot of lamenting and brooding in the LGBT about these developments.Firstly many expect him to officially declare personal support for gay marriage.Why should that matter?Legislation is what matters and the conseqeunt right to be who you are without persecution,striclty speaking,backed by the laws.So his personal ‘opinion’ on the matter is in my opinion of little significance.Secondly the assumption that his support for the overturning of laws opressing LGBT rights is motivated by political support gain is annoying.People forget that not long ago it was a plus to be homophobic and push the religious agenda instead,and that even if Obama was just playing a political game,if support for LGBT yields positive outlook to his game it marks monumental progress that was but a dream during the Bush administration and in manyconservative and cultural countries around the world,this still being the case.Stop being cynical.A revolution is here and it is to be celebrated.

Yes, remember Bush got re-elected in 2004 by bashing gay marriage. We need Obama re-elected with Democratic majorities in both Houses to get anything more done on any issue let alone gay/lesbian equality. I say good for him for achieving more for gay/lesbian equality than all other Presidents combined!

17 years of DADT and over 13,500 troops dismissed, yet it it now OK! to say it won’t harm the military! Did it ever harm or affect the military? It is good that men and women who wish to serve and defend their country can do so without fear of dismissal by their government.

With regard to the 13,500 dismissed solders who served their country with pride. There is no writing the wrong of 17 years. For their honor they were dismissed, military records tarnished and pay or pension benefits stripped. Where is the apology or restoration of financial remuneration denied? clearly past and present represent 2 different policies.

I fail to see why encouraging more people to murder in the name of the US terror state is a good thing. It just makes it easier for the governments to spoonfeed young gay people assimilationist, nationalistic bollocks.

I don’t disagree with any particular war, it’s all of them, so obviously I find the notion of the military thoroughly repugnant. Actively campaigning to let gay people into such a monsterous institution gives the impression to young gay folk that there’s something noble about murder in the name of capitalism. It’s nauseating. The gay community used to be militant, used to oppose this kind of crap. Now we’re all little flag waving drones of the state. It makes me wretch.